dong

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dong"

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɒŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /dɑŋ/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duŋ, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅／铜 (tóng, “copper”).

Alternative forms

• đồng (uncommon)

Noun

dong (plural dong or dongs)

1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
2. (historical) The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.

Translations

currency of Vietnam

• Arabic: دُونْغ m (dunḡ), دُونْج m (dong)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盾 (zh) (dùn), 越南盾 (zh) (Yuènán dùn), 越盾 (yuèdùn)

• French: dong (fr) m
• German: Dong m
• Greek: ντονγκ (ntongk)
• Hindi: दोंग (doṅg)
• Hungarian: đồng (hu)
• Japanese: ドン (ja) (don)
• Khmer: ដុង (km) (dong)
• Korean: 동(銅) (ko) (dong)
• Lao: ດົ່ງ (dong)
• Malay: dong (ms)
• Portuguese: dong m
• Russian: донг (ru) m (dong)
• Thai: ด่ง (dòng)
• Vietnamese: đồng (vi) (銅)

currency of South Vietnam

• Vietnamese: đồng (vi) (銅)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps from The Dong with a Luminous Nose, an 1894 poem by Edward Lear about a mythical creature. Attested since the 1930s.

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

1. (slang) The penis.
   • 1955, J P Donleavy, The Ginger Man, published 1955 (France), page 344:

     "That American girl was after you too, wasn't she?"
     "She didn't mean anything she said. She was just after your dong. But it's mine."
     "For sure, Mary."

   • 1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, page 18:

     Nevertheless, I was wholly incapable of keeping my paws from my dong once it started the climb up my belly.

   • 1983, “Penis Song”, in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life:

     Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis?
     Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong?

2. (slang, by extension) A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.

Synonyms

• (penis): See Thesaurus:penis.

Derived terms

• double dong

Related terms

• ding-dong

Translations

penis

• German: Schwanz (de) m
• Swedish: ballefjong (sv) c

dildo

• German: Dildo (de) m

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

1. A low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Translations

onomatopoeia for the ringing sound made by a bell with a low pitch — see also ding dong

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 噹／当 (zh) (dāng)

• Russian: дон (ru) (don)

Verb

dong (third-person singular simple present dongs, present participle donging, simple past and past participle donged)

1. To make a low-pitched, metallic ringing sound.

Etymology 4

Korean 동(洞) (dong, “neighborhood”)

Noun

dong (plural dongs)

1. A submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South Korea.

See also

• dai pai dong (etymologically unrelated)
• dong quai (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• Gond

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

Syncope of dorang.

Pronoun

dong

1. they

References

• D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎^[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔŋ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: dong
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *dong, from Old Dutch *dunga, from Proto-Germanic *dungō. Cognate to English dung.

Noun

dong m (uncountable)

1. (dated, dialectal, Northern) dung, manure

   Synonym: mest

Descendants

• Negerhollands: doeng

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng.

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

1. dong, the currency of Vietnam

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dong

1. singular past indicative of dingen

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdoŋɡ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oŋɡ
• Homophone: đồng

Etymology 1

From an onomatopoeia + -g (frequentative verb-forming suffix).

Verb

dong

1. (intransitive, of an insect) to buzz, bumble, drone
2. (intransitive, of a large hollow object) to boom, rumble, thunder (to make a dull, low-pitched, reverberating sound when hit)

Conjugation

conjugation of dong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dongok	dongsz	dong	dongunk	dongtok	dongnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	dongtam	dongtál	dongott	dongtunk	dongtatok	dongtak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dongni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	dongék	dongál	donga	dongánk	dongátok	dongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	dongandok	dongandasz	dongand	dongandunk	dongandotok	dongandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dongnék	dongnál	dongna	dongnánk	dongnátok	dongnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen
Infinitive	dongni		dongnom	dongnod	dongnia	dongnunk	dongnotok	dongniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	dongás		dongó	dongott	―	dongva (dongván)

potential conjugation of dong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	donghatok	donghatsz	donghat	donghatunk	donghattok	donghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	donghattam	donghattál	donghatott	donghattunk	donghattatok	donghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	donghaték	donghatál	donghata	donghatánk	donghatátok	donghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	donghatandok or dongandhatok	donghatandasz or dongandhatsz	donghatand or dongandhat	donghatandunk or dongandhatunk	donghatandotok or dongandhattok	donghatandanak or dongandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	donghatnék	donghatnál	donghatna	donghatnánk	donghatnátok	donghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	donghassak	donghass or donghassál	donghasson	donghassunk	donghassatok	donghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen
Inf.	(donghatni)		(donghatnom)	(donghatnod)	(donghatnia)	(donghatnunk)	(donghatnotok)	(donghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(donghatva / donghatván)

or

conjugation of dong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dongok	dongasz	dong	dongunk	dongotok	donganak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	dongottam	dongottál	dongott	dongottunk	dongottatok	dongottak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dongani fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	dongék	dongál	donga	dongánk	dongátok	dongának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dong vala, dongott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	dongandok	dongandasz	dongand	dongandunk	dongandotok	dongandanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	donganék	donganál	dongana	donganánk	donganátok	donganának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dongott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	dongjak	dongj or dongjál	dongjon	dongjunk	dongjatok	dongjanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dongott légyen
Infinitive	dongani		donganom	donganod	dongania	donganunk	donganotok	donganiuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	dongás		dongó	dongott	―	dongva (dongván)

potential conjugation of dong

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	donghatok	donghatsz	donghat	donghatunk	donghattok	donghatnak
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	donghattam	donghattál	donghatott	donghattunk	donghattatok	donghattak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	donghaték	donghatál	donghata	donghatánk	donghatátok	donghatának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. donghat vala, donghatott vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	donghatandok or dongandhatok	donghatandasz or dongandhatsz	donghatand or dongandhat	donghatandunk or dongandhatunk	donghatandotok or dongandhattok	donghatandanak or dongandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	donghatnék	donghatnál	donghatna	donghatnánk	donghatnátok	donghatnának
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. donghatott volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	donghassak	donghass or donghassál	donghasson	donghassunk	donghassatok	donghassanak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. donghatott légyen
Inf.	(donghatni)		(donghatnom)	(donghatnod)	(donghatnia)	(donghatnunk)	(donghatnotok)	(donghatniuk)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(donghatva / donghatván)

Derived terms

• dongás
• dongó

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• körüldong

Etymology 2

See đồng.

Noun

dong

1. Nonstandard form of đồng (“dong”, the currency of Vietnam; usually used by thousands or higher denominations).

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	dong	dongok
accusative	dongot	dongokat
dative	dongnak	dongoknak
instrumental	donggal	dongokkal
causal-final	dongért	dongokért
translative	donggá	dongokká
terminative	dongig	dongokig
essive-formal	dongként	dongokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	dongban	dongokban
superessive	dongon	dongokon
adessive	dongnál	dongoknál
illative	dongba	dongokba
sublative	dongra	dongokra
allative	donghoz	dongokhoz
elative	dongból	dongokból
delative	dongról	dongokról
ablative	dongtól	dongoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	dongé	dongoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	dongéi	dongokéi

Possessive forms of dong
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	dongom	dongjaim
2nd person sing.	dongod	dongjaid
3rd person sing.	dongja	dongjai
1st person plural	dongunk	dongjaink
2nd person plural	dongotok	dongjaitok
3rd person plural	dongjuk	dongjaik

Further reading

• dong in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• dong in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋ/
• Hyphenation: dong
• Rhymes: -dɔŋ, -ɔŋ, -ŋ

Etymology 1

From Betawi [Term?], from Dutch dong, dingen (“to solicit”), from Middle Dutch dingen (“to convene, to plead”), from Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną.

Adverb

dong

1. (colloquial) please: used to make a polite request

   Harga Bensin Pertalite Jangan Naik Dong. ― Please, don't raise the Pertalite Petrol Price.

2. (colloquial) indicates a strong command
3. (colloquial) indicates discord between words and actions

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duŋ, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅／铜 (tóng, “copper”).

Noun

dong (first-person possessive dongku, second-person possessive dongmu, third-person possessive dongnya)

1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

Further reading

• “dong” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English down.

Adverb

dong

1. down
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Aks 7:15:

     So Jiekob imself go dong a Iijip, an im an wi faada faada dem liv dong de til dem ded.

     So Jacob went down to Egypt where he and our fathers lived til they died.

Further reading

• dong at majstro.com

Mandarin

Romanization

dong

1. Nonstandard spelling of dōng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dǒng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dòng.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

dong

1. Alternative form of donge (“dung”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Shortened form of kordong, itself possibly a mishearing of kondom

Noun

dong m (definite singular dongen, indefinite plural donger, definite plural dongene)

1. (slang) condom

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dõ.ɡuˈi/ [dõ.ɡʊˈi], /dõˈɡi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dõˈɡi/

• Hyphenation: dong

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

1. dong (currency of Vietnam)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dong.

Noun

dong m (plural dongi)

1. dong (currency)

Declension

Declension of dong

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dong	dongul	(niște) dongi	dongii
genitive/dative	(unui) dong	dongului	(unor) dongi	dongilor
vocative	dongule		dongilor

References

• dong in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

dong m (plural dongs)

1. dong (currency)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jɔŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jawŋ͡m˧˧]

Etymology 1

Verb

dong • (𢫝)

1. to drive; to escort

Etymology 2

Attested as deaong in the Flora Cochinchinensis (1790, "Flora of Cochinchina").

Noun

(classifier cây) dong • (容)

1. Phrynium placentarium

Zou

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

dong

1. (transitive) to solicit

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doŋ˧/

Verb

dong

1. (transitive) to intercept

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˥/

Verb

dóng

1. (transitive) to hinder

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doŋ˧˩/

Verb

dòng

1. (intransitive) to ask

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63